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Fleur de Gay 2005

Pomerol

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This 100% Merlot cuvée (which, during this era, came from the choicest parcels of La Croix de Gay) is a rich, concentrated, extracted Pomerol with a dense ruby/purple color, sweet mocha, black cherry and blackcurrant fruit, some licorice and truffle. It is medium to full-bodied, still quite young, but very approachable. Drink it over the next 20 years. (90+ Points)

Score: 90

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2015-2035 30 June 2015

Reminiscent of a grand cru Burgundy, La Fleur de Gay’s 2005 exhibits pure black raspberry fruit intermixed with truffle and kirsch notes. As the wine sits in the glass, toast and charcoal aromas also emerge. This opulent, medium to full-bodied, exceptionally pure Pomerol boasts laser-like precision and finesse. Give it 7-8 years of cellaring and drink it over the following 25 years.

Score: 92

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2015-2033 30 April 2008

As I wrote last year, this is unquestionably the finest La Fleur de Gay produced since the back-to-back vintages of 1989 and 1990. A 100% Merlot cuvee cropped at a low 28 hectoliters per hectare, it has put on even more weight and richness since 2006. There are approximately 1,000 cases of this brilliant Pomerol that exhibits a dense ruby/purple color as well as a sweet nose of black raspberries, blueberries, charcoal, truffles, and subtle espresso and toasty oak notes. Full-bodied, beautifully textured, opulent, and fleshy with exceptional precision as well as clarity, this fabulous effort will need 5-7 years of bottle age, and should drink well for 25 or more years.

Score: 94 - 96

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2032 30 April 2007

Perhaps the finest La Fleur de Gay made since the brilliant back-to-back vintages of 1989 and 1990, this 100% Merlot cuvee, aged in 100% new Darnajou French oak barrels and bottled unfiltered, reveals superb elegance and minerality. Its saturated blue/purple color is accompanied by beautiful blueberry, raspberry, and licorice characteristics backed up by spicy oak. The wine is noble and racy as well as powerful, full-bodied, and deceptively tannic. It will require 3-4 years of bottle age, and should last for two decades.

Score: 92 - 94

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2009-2026 30 April 2006